Category Archives: Baseball and Life

TRADITION…”Because of our traditions, everybody knows who they are.” Tevye of Anatevka

Posted on July 21, 2024 by fenwaypark100

The American Heritage Dictionary defines the word tradition as “the passing down of elements of a culture from generation to generation especially by oral communication.” June 27th, 2024 marked the 26th year since the passing of my dad. Throughout the … Continue reading →

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OF ALL-STAR GAMES, STREAKS AND PURSUITS… “The best of times, the worst of times.” Charles Dickens

Posted on July 15, 2024 by fenwaypark100

The All-Star break is here; a time held baseball tradition that dates back to 1933. For 89 times baseball has paused to celebrate its best players from each league in a one game contest with the prize being simply pride. … Continue reading →

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“Hey Dad…Wanna Have a Catch” Ray Kinsella

Posted on June 16, 2024 by fenwaypark100

Many years ago, my dad impressed upon me the concept that all of life is bittersweet. The poets of the world all knew, expressing it through eloquent words down through the ages. None grasped it with the eloquence of this … Continue reading →

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The Links That Bind…

Posted on May 27, 2024 by fenwaypark100

Memorial Day and the unofficial beginning of summer is upon us. And as it begins, the great website of baseball-reference.com tells us that 23,204 men have made it to the big leagues. Of those, 373 have reached the career plateau … Continue reading →

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SIX YEARS GONE…PUMPSIE, EARL, GENNARO AND A SIX-YEAR-OLD KID.

Posted on March 21, 2024 by fenwaypark100

“Long ago and far away, life was clear, close your eyes. Remember is a place from long ago…Remember close your eyes and you can see” Harry Nilsson In honor of these three Venice High baseball greats, I make my return … Continue reading →

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Of Apples and Trees, Aunties and Love…

Posted on April 19, 2017 by fenwaypark100

On Friday, April 21, 2017 at 10:00 am, a celebration will take place in a little corner of the world of a little town, in southeastern Massachusetts. Those of you who read this blog, know that recently our family lost … Continue reading →

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“The great enemy of the truth is very often not the lie, deliberate, contrived and dishonest, but the myth, persistent, persuasive and unrealistic.” John F. Kennedy

Posted on April 17, 2017 by fenwaypark100

Today, April 17th, 2017 a lifelong dream comes to fruition when Arcadia Publishing and the History Press releases this book. It is a pictorial essay about the 35th President with 200 photographs of him at home in his beloved New England. JFK … Continue reading →

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Billy Rohr, We Will Love Him Forever…

Posted on April 14, 2017 by fenwaypark100

It was 50 years ago today that I was huddled around an eight transistor radio at the soda fountain counter at Reidy’s Drug Store in Jackson Square in East Weymouth Massachusetts. We were listening to the voice of the man … Continue reading →

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Venice High School Baseball’s 6th Annual Veteran’s Night, “The best thing we do every year.”

Posted on April 7, 2017 by fenwaypark100

On December 7, 1941, the country of Japan attacked the American naval base in Pearl Harbor Hawaii, initiating America’s involvement in World War II. On April 1, 2017 in the little city of Venice Florida, approximately 150 Veterans of the … Continue reading →

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As Dad Always Said….

Posted on March 31, 2017 by fenwaypark100

Today marks the 96th anniversary of my dad’s birth. A bit hard for me to believe that it’s been neigh a century since he made his way into this world. Maybe that’s because it’s hard for me to believe that … Continue reading →

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